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| JANUARY 1991
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| THE MOON PROGRAMME THAT FALTERED In the 1960's the Soviet Union was secretly planning to land a man on the lunar surface, even after Neil Armstrong's historic moon walk. Spaceflight has gained an insight into the plans through an exclusive interview with Vasili Mishin, the head of the Soviet manned space programme from 1966 to 1974.
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report This month's comprehensive report of space news from around the world.
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| SATELLITE DIGEST Spaceflight's regular look at satellite launches.
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| THE STORY OF SOYUZ TM-9 In an exclusive interview with Spaceflight Soviet cosmonauts Anatoli Solovyov and Aleksandr Balandin describe their eventful mission to the Mir space station and how they had to make a difficult space walk to repair their spacecraft.
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| MIR MISSION REPORT Neville Kidger reports on the latest mission to the Mir space station and the flight of the first journalist in space.
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| SHUTTLE SCHEDULE 1991 NASA has just unveiled its Shuttle plans for 1991.
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| STS-35 UPDATE The Space Shuttle Columbia has finally blasted off on mission STS-35 after months of delays. However, the mission to study the Universe with ultraviolet and X-ray telescopes has suffered some serious setbacks. Spaceflight has the latest news.
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| Book Notices.
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| STS-38 MISSION REPORT Mystery surrounds the secret military mission of Atlantis. It is unclear what payload was aboard the Shuttle on this, the seventh DoD mission.
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| Correspondence Readers letters.
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| VOL. 33 NO.2
| FEBRUARY 1991
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report This month's comprehensive report of space news from around the world.
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| SATELLITE DIGEST Spaceflight's regular look at satellite launches.
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| JUNO GETS GO-AHEAD The troubled Juno mission is to go-ahead in May. British astronauts Tim Mace and Helen Sharman are in their final stages of training.
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| STS-35 MISSION REPORT After many delays Columbia was finally launched with the Astro observatory. The flight suffered a number setbacks but the crew were able to work around the problems. Astronauts Vance Brand and Bob Parker briefed Spaceflight on the mission.
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| Space at JPL Dr WI. McLaughlin brings us up to date with the latest news from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Includes: Galileo's Earth Flyby - Ignorance in Motion - Light on the Keck Telescope.
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| SOME UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACHES TO THE EXPLORATION OF MARS J.R. French looks at some alternative routes to explore the Red Planet.
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| VOL. 33 NO. 3
| MARCH 1991
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report This month's comprehensive report of space news from around the world.
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| UPDATE USA Details of NASA's $15.7 billion budget request for the Fiscal Year 1992 and other news from the United States.
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| STS-39 PREVIEW: "GRAND SLAM" MISSION FOR DISCOVERY The eight-day STS-39 mission is being described as the most complex and challenging Shuttle mission ever attempted. The flight will be the eighth dedicated Department of Defense Shuttle mission and the first to be declassified.
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| THE WORK OF VALENTIN GLUSHKO Valentin Glushko headed the Soviet space programme from 1974 until his death in 1988. Novosti Science Writer Mikhail Chernyshov reviews Glushko's extraordinary career and looks at some of his achievements.
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| MIR MISSION REPORT Regular Spaceflight correspondent Neville Kidger brings us up to date with the latest activities on the Soviet space station. His report covers the flight of the Japanese journalist Toyohiro Akiyama and three spacewalks made by the new Mir crew.
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| EUROPEAN RENDEZVOUS Inmarsat has awarded a $320 million contract for its Inmarsat 3 spacecraft - Marconi Space Systems of Britain plays an important role.
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| WHAT'S THE FORECAST? PART 1 From the European Space Technology Test Centre (ESTEC) Norman Longdon reports on the Meteosat weather satellite system.
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| Correspondence Readers letters.
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| SOCIETY NEWS Includes an update on the extension of the Society's headquarters building in London.
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| SATELLITE DIGEST This month's Satellite Digest completes Spaceflight's listing of world satellite launches during 1990.
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| VOL. 33 NO. 4
| APRIL 1991
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report The month's comprehensive report of space news from around the world.
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| ATLANTIS SET FOR GRO LAUNCH The deployment of the Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) and America's first space walk in space for more than five years will be the highlights of Atlantis' next mission, STS-37. Spaceflight presents a preview of this exciting mission.
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| ON THE FLIGHT DECK On April 12, 1981, the Space Shuttle Columbia blasted-off on its maiden mission. Ten years on we present an interview with NASA's Chief Astronaut. In this article Dan Brandenstein speaks to James Hartsfield about his experiences 'On the Flight Deck' of the Space Shuttle.
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| CRACKED HINGES'POSTPONE STS-39 The Shuttle may be celebrating its tenth anniversary but technical problems still beset the programme. The launch of Discovery on mission STS-39 has been postponed so cracked 'hinges' on its external tank doors can be replaced.
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| YURI GAGARIN'S IMMORTAL DAY This month is also the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's historic space flight. Thirty years ago, the Soviet Air Force pilot became the first man to orbit the Earth. Neville Kidger looks back on man's first venture into space.
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| FIXING HUBBLE Last summer astronomers were stunned by the news that the $2.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope had been launched with a flawed mirror. After the initial shock and dismay, astronomers and engineers turned their attention to fixing the orbiting observatory. The Space Telescope Science Institute has come up with a plan to restore Hubble to full capacity when the Space Shuttle visits the observatory in 1993.
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| NASP AS AN AMERICAN ORPHAN Contrary to the statements from the US Department of Defense that the primary reason it does not back the National Aerospace Plane (NASP) programme is because NASP has no mission, NASP is, in fact, a technology development programme not in search of a mission but one in search of a home. Joan Johnson-Freese and Roger Handberg report.
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| HELEN SHARMAN SELECTED FOR JUNO The Juno project has selected Helen Sharman to be the prime astronaut for the first Briton in space scheduled for the MIR flight on May 12. Tim Mace, who has trained with Helen in Star City since late-1989, will serve as her back-up.
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| WHAT'S THE FORECAST PART 2 Norman Longdon concludes his report on the Meteosat weather satellite programme.
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| SOCIETY NEWS The British Interplanetary Society has a new President.
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| VOL. 33 NO. 5
| MAY 1991
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| NASA PLANS SMALLER, CHEAPER SPACE STATION FREEDOM NASA has revealed its new design for Space Station Freedom. Spaceflight has a full report.
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report This month's roundup of space news from around the World.
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| SATELLITE DIGEST Spaceflight's regular look at satellite launches.
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| JUNO MISSION UPDATE The latest news on the Anglo-Soviet space mission Juno.
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| SPACE AT JPL Dr W.I. McLaughlin brings us up to date with the latest news from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Includes: Venus Geology - Caltech at One Hundred - Preview of Gaspra.
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| THE GAMMA RAY OBSERVATORY The Space Shuttle Atlantis was scheduled to launch the Gamma Ray Observatory in early April. This huge spacecraft will investigate some of the most violent phenomena in the Universe.
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| BRIGHT EYES ON THE EARTH Norman Longdon reports from ESTEC on the European Remote Sensing Satellite due for launch in May.
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| Correspondence 174 BRITAIN IN SPACE Roy Sherwood writes on how Britain lost its place in the space race.
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| MIR MISSION REPORT Progress M-7 encountered serious problems during its attempts to dock with Mir. The cosmonauts may have to make a space walk to repair a damaged antenna.
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| VOL. 33 NO. 6
| JUNE 1991
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| COMMERCIAL ATLAS CENTAUR FAILS General Dynamics' second Commercial Atlas Centaur launch ended in failure on April 18 with the loss of a $35 million satellite.
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report April and May were busy months for the space industry. Spaceflight has a roundup of news from around the world.
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| REGATA READY TO FLY The Soviet Union is preparing to construct the first spacecraft to be propelled by sunlight. Details of the spacecraft were given by a senior researcher of the Moscow Institute of Space Research, Konstantin Gringauz during a visit to Ireland. Brian Harvey reports.
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| MIR MISSION REPORT Cosmonauts aboard the Mir Space Station had a dose call in March when the Progress M7 spacecraft almost collided with the complex. Neville Kidger has the details.
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| STS-37 MISSION REPORT: ASTRONAUTS GIVE GRO A HELPING HAND STS-37 was one of the most exciting missions in the history of the Shuttle programme. During the flight the crew performed an emergency spacewalk to help deploy the world's heaviest observatory, conducted Space Station tests during a planned space walk , contacted the Mir Space Station by amateur radio and conducted numerous scientific experiments. Spaceflight has a full report.
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| HUMAN EXPLORATION OF MARS Owen Gwynne, Chris McKay and Robert Zubrin report on plans for the manned exploration of the Red Planet.
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| SOCIETY NEWS The Society's new Conference Room is now open and the first two meetings have taken place.
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| VOL. 33 NO. 7
| JULY 1991
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| NASA TAKES DELIVERY OF ITS NEW SHUTTLE The new Space Shuttle Endeavour was rolled out of Rockwell International's Palmdale plant in California at a ceremony on April 25. NASA Administrator Richard Truly was on hand to accept the new orbiter on behalf of the space agency.
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| MIR MISSION REPORT: HELEN'S 8-DAY MISSION Briton's first astronaut, Helen Sharman, has returned from her eight-day mission to the Mir space station. Neville Kidger presents the details in his Mir Mission Report.
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| STS-39 MISSION REPORT: SHUTTLE FLIES 'STAR WARS' MISSION When it blasted off on April 28, Discovery embarked on the most complicated Shuttle mission in the programme's history. Spaceflight presents a full report.
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| THE PROBLEM OF TERRAFORMING Can man make the neighbouring planets habitable for colonisation? Marlyn Fogg reports on the prospects for 'terraforming'.
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| SOVIETS TO MODIFY PROTON LAUNCHER The Soviet Union is planning to upgrade its Proton launch vehicle to carry 23.5 tonnes into low earth orbit. Dietrich Haeseler has the details.
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| STS-40 UPDATE The Space Shuttle Columbia blasted off on June 5 on its third launch attempt. During the mission, the crew of seven conducted an extensive programme of experiments to determine how zero gravity affects the human body.
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| VOL. 33 NO. 8
| AUGUST 1991
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| STAFFORD REPORT PRESENTS OPTIONS FOR MANNED MOON AND MARS MISSIONS The long-awaited report of Tom Stafford 'Synthesis Group' proposes four options for a manned return to the Moon and missions to Mars.
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| ATLANTIS CREW TO DEPLOY TDRS SATELLITE The crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis will deploy NASA's fourth Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) at the start of STS-43. Spaceflight presents a preview of the nine-day mission.
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report This month's comprehensive report of space news from around the world.
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| MIR MISSION REPORT As two cosmonauts aboard the Mir Space Station start a record-breaking nine spacewalks, Neville Kidger presents his latest report on Soviet manned space activities.
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| UK SCHOOLS SPEAK TO MIR During the Juno mission Helen Sharman participated in experimental amateur radio transmissions between the Mir Space Station and a number of schools in the UK.
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| HERMES COSTS SOAR AS CAPABILITIES ARE LOST Europe's Hermes spaceplane is now 30 percent over budget as further capabilities are lost. Is ESA paying more for less?.
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| Correspondence A selection of readers' letters.
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| KEEPING TRACK OF COMETS AND MINOR PLANETS The Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams and the Minor Planet Center are responsible for keeping track of the myriad comets and minor planets that populate the Solar System. Gareth V. Williams reports on the Center's work.
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| SATELLITE ARCHAEOLOGY Martin J.F. Fowler reports on the possibility of using satellite imagery for archaeological research.
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| IRWIN'S MISSION TO THE MOON This month is the 20th anniversary of the Apollo 15 flight to the Moon. George Spiteri speaks with astronaut Jim Irwin about his historic mission.
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| SPARTA PROGRAM: THE REDSTONE DOWN UNDER Keith J. Scala and Michael A. Crowe report.
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| VOL. 33 NO. 9
| SEPTEMBER 1991
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report This month's comprehensive report of space news from around the world.
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| SATELLITE DIGEST Our regular listing of satellite launches resumes covering the period of March to May 1991.
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| STS-48 PREVIEW: SHUTTLE DISCOVERY TO DEPLOY OZONE WATCHING SATELLITE The Space Shuttle Discovery is scheduled to blast-off in mid-September with a crew of five and the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS). STS-48 Lead Flight Director Al Pennington briefed Spaceflight on the upcoming mission.
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| SOCIETY HONOURS HELEN SHARMAN, BRITAIN'S 1st ASTRONAUT The British Interplanetary Society has awarded Helen Sharman its Special Achievement Medal in recognition of her becoming Britain's first astronaut.
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| Correspondence Readers' letters.
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| STS-43 UPDATE: ATLANTIS MAKES 'PICTURE PERFECT' FLIGHT NASA has described the 42nd Shuttle mission as 'picture perfect'. After a ten-day launch delay, the mission proceeded without a hitch. The astronauts deployed a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite and conducted numerous scientific experiments. The mission ended with the first scheduled landing at the Kennedy Space Center since April 1985.
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| YEVGENI SALEI: A RARE INTERVIEW WITH A ROOKIE COSMONAUT During a recent visit to Moscow, Gordon Hooper spoke with Yevgeni Salei, a former cosmonaut, a unique opportunity as 'rookie' cosmonauts rarely speak to the press.
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| BRIGHT EYES ON THE EARTH Norman Longdon concludes his feature on the European Remote Sensing satellite, ERS-1, with an eye witness report of the launch from Kourou in French Guiana.
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| BIS ANNUAL REPORT: 1990 Mr G.W. Childs reports on his third and final year as President of the British Interplanetary Society.
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| VOL. 33 NO. 10
| OCTOBER 1991
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report Our regular roundup of world news begins with a report on the future of the Soviet space programme in the aftermath of the failed coup.
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| FAR EAST NEWS Japan launched two satellites during the summer launch season.
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| Correspondence Readers letters.
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| STS-40 MISSION REPORT In June the Space Shuttle Columbia made a nine-day mission to study the effects of weightlessness on the human body.
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| ASTEROIDS: PACKAGE OF SURPRISES In anticipation of the fly-bys of the asteroid Gaspra and Ida by the Galileo probe. Curtis Peebles takes a look at these interesting bodies.
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| UARS: KEEPING WATCH ON THE OZONE LAYER The Space Shuttle Discovery is scheduled to launch the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS). The spacecraft will monitor the Earth's fragile ozone layer from a 600 km orbit.
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| SATELLITE DIGEST Our regular listing of satellite launches.
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| Space at JPL Reports from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California by Dr W.I. McLaughlin.
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| MIR MISSION REPORT The cosmonauts aboard the Soviet space station Mir have made a record breaking six spacewalks. Neville Kidger has the details.
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| VOL. 33 NO. 11
| NOVEMBER 1991
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report A comprehensive round-up of space news from around the world. Includes 'Decision Time for Europe' - In November ESA ministers will meet in Germany to decide the future course of the European space programme.
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| RETURN TO THE MOON In the race to return to the Moon, Japan seems to be ahead as both superpowers cut back their plans for unmanned lunar explorers — Darren Burnham reports.
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| STS-48 UPDATE: DISCOVERY CREW DEPLOYS OZONE-WATCHING SATELLITE The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite has started to return data following its deployment from the Space Shuttle Discovery in September. Plans to make the first nighttime landing at the Kennedy Space Center were abandoned due to bad weather and Discovery was diverted to the landing strip at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
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| STS-40 MISSION REPORT: LIFE SCIENCES GET IMPORTANT NEW DATA FROM SPACELAB MISSION Pt. 2 We continue our coverage of Shuttle flight STS-40, the Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS) mission. During the nine-day flight the seven astronauts performed numerous experiment to determine the effects of space flight on the human body.
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| THE OLYMPUS RECOVERY: "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE"? The European Space Agency has restored its Olympus experimental communications satellite to full working order after it went out of control earlier this year. Dave Wilkins, Head of Spacecraft Operations at the European Space Operations Centre, (ESO C) describes the recovery effort.
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| SOVIET SPACE AT THE CROSSROADS Following the failed coup, the Soviet space programme faces some important decisions on the way forward. Lucien van den Abeelen reports on some of the options for the Soviet space authorities.
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| SOCIETY NEWS Featuring a report on the 46th Annual General Meeting of the British Interplanetary Society.
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| VOL. 33 NO. 12
| DECEMBER 1991
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report A comprehensive round-up of space news from around the World. Includes Mir 'Not For Sale' - NASA Management Changes - Endeavour Launch Preparations Fall Behind - Another First for Hubble Telescope - Ariane Launches Fifth and Final Intelsat VI Satellite - New Use for 30 -Year Satellite.
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| STS-44 PREVIEW: ATLANTIS TO DEPLOY EARLY WARNING SATELLITE The Space Shuttle Atlantis is due to deploy a missile early warning satellite for the Pentagon at the start of a ten-day mission. The crew of six then plan to make observations of military targets to determine precisely what a reconnaissance expert c an see fro m space. NASA will take advantage of the lengthy flight to study the medical effects of weightlessness on the astronauts. The mission is due to end with a landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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| STS-40 MISSION REPORT: LIFE SCIENCES GET IMPORTANT NEW DATA FROM SPACELAB MISSION Pt.3 We conclude our coverage of Shuttle flight STS-40, the Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS) mission. During the nine-day flight the crew of seven performed numerous experiments to determine the effects of space flight on the human body.
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| INTERNATIONAL SPACE UNIVERSITY '90 John Bird reports on the International Space University class of 1990.
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| EARTH OBSERVATION AT ISU '90 Kristina Dudley, one of the seven people selected to represent Britain at ISU '90, writes about her participation in the International Program for Earth Observation (IPEO).
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| Space at JPL Reports from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California by Dr WI McLaughlin. Includes: Topex/Poseidon Prepares for Launch - Pluto Flyby and Neptune Orbiter - Getting Organised.
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